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"Now what should I do?" This is a question academic leaders ask themselves with great regularity. As ironic as it may seem, very few academic leaders have had any formal training in academic administration, or in any kind of administration at all. For the most part, academic administrators learn on the job. They also seek advice wherever they can get it. The purpose of this book is to offer such advice. The book is written both for academic administrators at all levels as well as for those who aspire to academic administration.

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Robert J. Sternberg is professor of Human Development at Cornell University. Previously he has been President of the University of Wyoming, Provost and Senior Vice President of Oklahoma State University, and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. Elizabeth Davis has served as president of Furman University since July 1, 2014. She previously served as Executive Vice President and Provost at Baylor University where she also served as Interim Provost, Vice Provost for Academic and Administrative Affairs, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Business Programs and Acting Chair of the Department of Accounting and Business Law. April C. Mason is provost and Senior Vice President of Kansas State University. Dr. Mason also holds the position of full professor in the department of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University. Dr. Mason has previously held the position of Dean, College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University and Associate Dean of Engagement and Discovery for the College of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue University. Robert V. Smith is vice president of Collaborative Brain Trust University Consulting (CBT UC). Before joining CBT, he held academic administrative posts at Texas Tech University, the Universities of Arkansas and Connecticut, and Washington State University. Smith is the author or co-author of more than 330 articles and eight books, including Where You Stand is Where You Sit: An Academic Administrator's Handbook and The Way of Oz: A Guide to Wisdom, Heart & Courage. Jeffrey Vitter is provost and executive vice chancellor and Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. He co-led KU's strategic planning and has overseen the first-ever university-wide KU Core curriculum, expansion in engineering and business, multidisciplinary research initiatives, major growth of technology commercialization and corporate partnerships, and administrative efficiency. Michele Wheatly received her B.Sc. (hons) and Ph. D. from Birmingham University in the UK and undertook postdoctoral training at the University of Calgary, Canada. She ascended the faculty ranks at the University of Florida (1984-94). She served as Chair of Biological Sciences (1994-2002) and then as Dean of Science and Mathematics (2002-9) at Wright State University. Recently she served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at West Virginia University (2009-2014).